Tag: Freedom of Speech
Bill C-51(Antiterrorism Act 2015): An Emergency for the Canadian People
‘CSIS may come to judges asking them to bless in advance Constitutional breaches. The proceeding will be secret. Only the Government will be represented. There is no appeal mechanism. The person affected will not know […]
New law puts onus on universities to tackle extremism
‘The act gives the government unprecedented powers to stop Brits who join terrorist groups abroad from returning to the UK. But it also places new impetus on universities to monitor extremism at home. Higher education […]
British politicians mull censorship of anti-Israel comments
‘Following the Charlie Hebdo attack and related killings, we saw continental European law enforcement agencies confirming that “freedom of speech” is a white liberal privilege, not a universal right. With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]
Israel suspends three diplomats over anti-Netanyahu tweets
‘Israel has ordered the immediate suspension of three diplomats for publicly criticizing the policies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman. Israel’s Ambassador to Switzerland Yigal Caspi and two other diplomats were […]
‘What about my freedom of speech?’: French comedian Dieudonné on trial for ‘apology for terrorism’
‘The French comedian Dieudonné claimed to be the victim of double standards on freedom of speech as he appeared in court for the third time in a week. The comedian was on trial accused of […]
French police question eight-year-old on suspicion of ‘defending terrorism’
‘Just when it seemed that the crackdown on free speech in France could not get worse, French police today questioned a second grader on suspicion of “defending terrorism.” BFMTV says that administrators at a primary […]
Vicar’s 9/11 Facebook post investigated by Church
‘The Church of England is investigating a vicar accused of posting an article on Facebook blaming Israel for the 9/11 attacks in the US. The Rev Stephen Sizer, vicar of Christ Church, in Virginia Water, […]
Two weeks after Zuckerberg said ‘je suis Charlie,’ Facebook begins censoring images of prophet Muhammad
‘Only two weeks after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg released a strongly worded #JeSuisCharlie statement on the importance of free speech, Facebook has agreed to censor images of the prophet Muhammad in Turkey — including the […]
French president’s Holocaust day speech presages crackdown on Palestine supporters
‘French President François Hollande used an International Holocaust Memorial Day speech to confirm that his government plans to tighten its control over what people are allowed to say online. The planned crackdown raises concern that […]
‘I’m an idiot and I’m devastated to have caused offense’: British actor Benedict Cumberbatch issues apology after calling black people ‘colored’ on Tavis Smiley
‘British actor Benedict Cumberbatch has apologized after describing black people as ‘colored’ on US television, saying he is ‘an idiot’ and is ‘devastated to have caused offense’. The 38-year-old Sherlock star was widely condemned after […]
Facebook Advocates Stasi-Style Snitching & Suppression of Free Speech
‘Although Facebook recently announced its new flagging feature which allows users – including government officials – to suppress posts they disagree with, it’s not the first time the social media giant censored free speech in […]
‘Hidden Agenda Within Intelligence Community Allowed Paris Attacks’ for a Police State With Grand Spy Powers
‘Former U.S. intelligence linguist and national security veteran Scott Rickard accused American intelligence of looking the other way to enable the Hebdo Charlie terrorist attacks in Paris that dominated headlines and reopened international talks to […]
New Facebook feature flags fake news
‘You’ve seen them in your feed: false reports of celebrity deaths, conspiracy theories presented as real news, promises of free iPads if you share a link, quotes attributed to the Pope that he never said. […]